Vermont Legislative District Populations Estimates

Based on US Census figures

David Fox mailto:david.n.fox@vermont.gov (Vermont Center for Geographic Information)https://vcgi.vermont.gov/about-vcgi
2019-08-26

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Data Sources

Data from 2012 is based on figures provided on the Legislative Redistricting Web page, located here. Population figures from 2017 are sourced directly from the US Census American Community Survey (ACS). Data from the 2018 ACS will be available in December of 2019. Because the ACS is only a sample, not a full count, these population figures are sampled estimates and include +/- margins of error (moe) at the 90% confidence interval. As 2017 population figures are only estimates, so to are population change figures. Any given change estimate could be an over or under estimatation by the moe. Two Senate districts and many House districts have populatiom changes within the moe, so should be considered unmeasurable.

Senate Districts Data

Of the 13 Senate Districts, four have show population growth: Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, and Lamoille. Seven districts have experienced population decline: Bennington, Caledonia, Essex-Orleans, Rutland, Washington1, Windam, Windsor. In two districts, Addison and Orange, population changes are within the 2017 ACS margin of error so population change can not be accurately estimated.

Senate districts with measurable population growth

Senate districts with measurable population decline

Senate Districts with population change within margin of error

Senate Districts population change chart

Senate District population change map (Addison and Oragne within moe)

House Districts

Of the House Districts, 16 have shown population growth, 21 have shown population decline, and 66 have population change within the ACS margin of error.

House districts with measurable population growth

House districts with measurable population decline

House Districts with indeterminate population change

House District population changes chart

House Districts population change map.

House districts population change map, showing only districts with measurable differences.


  1. The moe for the Washington Senate district is 0, so this figure can be assumed to be exact